Marquel Sharp of Gary killed, 16-year-old boy wounded in Auburn Gresham shooting police believe was domestic

Marquel Sharp died about 18 hours after a shooting Monday evening that also left a 16-year-old boy wounded in Auburn Gresham.

The two were shot about 6:45 p.m. in the 7600 block of South Emerald, police said.

Sharp, 18, suffered a gunshot wound to the head, and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead at 1:36 p.m. Tuesday, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office. He lived in the 3600 block of West 15th Avenue in Gary, Indiana.

A 16-year-old boy was shot in the hip and was also taken to Christ Medical Center, police said. His condition had stabilized.

Investigators believe the shooting to be domestic-related, but additional details were not available Tuesday.

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire

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